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Bedwell

Middle area

Central Stevenage. 8,824 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bedwell’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£316,000
3,191st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,055
3,461st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bedwell compares

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Stevenage · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from £310,000 to £440,700. The middle area is £337,500. Bedwell is £316,000.
£316,0002nd lowest
Population12 middle areas, Stevenage · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from 6,020 to 12,232. The middle area is 6,856. Bedwell is 8,055.
8,0554th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Stevenage · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from 84.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.1%. Bedwell is 84.6%.
84.6%lowest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Stevenage · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Stevenage12 areas from 1.9% to 5.3%. The middle area is 3.6%. Bedwell is 5.3%.
5.3%highest

Figures for the whole of Stevenage

These figures are published for the whole of Stevenage, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stevenage and not Bedwell alone. See Stevenage

Average house price
£316,210
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,200
99th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.9
146th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bedwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bedwell was £316,000 in 2025.

Bedwell had 8,055 usual residents at the census.

In Bedwell, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bedwell, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.